splendid toadfish

Sanopus splendidus

Sloping sand at den

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Medium
Tropical fish

The splendid toadfish (Sanopus splendidus) also called the coral toadfish and the Cozumel splendid toadfish is a species of toadfish once believed to be entirely endemic to the island of Cozumel but have been found on the reefs of Honduras all the way up to Cancun. Commonly found under coral outcroppings. Dens can be spotted by the sloping sand patch.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Toadfishes
Family: Batrachoididae
Genus: Sanopus
Maximum length: 24 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Atlantic: known only from Cozumel Island in Mexico and Belize. Status of threat from Ref. 11858 .

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